5 Predictions for the OR Equipment Market

An increasing number of surgical procedures will cause the global market for operating room equipment to grow 3.76 percent between 2012 and 2016, according to a new forecast from Research and Markets. Additional predictions include:

• Analysts expect to see continued increases in the number of hybrid operating rooms worldwide.
• Increases in hybrid operating rooms will decrease OR times and improve patient safety, while decreasing costs.
• Neurosurgery, cardiology and orthopedics in particular will be leaders in this trend.
• Increases in cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases will be the main drivers of the increased number of surgical procedures.

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